Collapsible case



- (No Model.)

L. N. SINGLEY.

GOLLAPSIBLE GASE- No. 346,779. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAISEUR N. SINGLEY, OF UNIONTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAPSIBLE CASE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,779, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed June 4,1886. Serial No. 204,l87. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAISEUR N. SINGLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in CollapsibleCases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in collapsible cases for kid glovesand other articles; and it consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

I11 the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a case embodying myimprovements, showing the hinged lid open. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesectional view with the gloves in place. Fig. 4 is a similar view withthe case collapsed.

A represents the bottom of the case, which is made of card-board or anyother suitable material, and the length and breadth of the said bottomboard correspond to the length and breadth of the gloves that are to beinclosed in the case.

0 represents the top or cover of the case, which is also made ofcard-board or other suitable preferred material, and corresponds inlength and breadth with the bottom board, A. The cover of the case isprovided at one end with a hinged lid, 13, which is free to fold backupon the cover, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in order touncover one-half of the case.- The cover is connected to the bottom ofthe case by means of a strip of cloth or other flexible material,D,which forms the side and end walls of the case, the upper edge of thesaid strip being secured to the cover, and the lower edge thereof beingsecured to the bottom board. The upper edgeof the strip,wh-ich bearsunder the hinged lid, is secured around a wire frame, E, the function ofwhich is to secure a sufficient rigidity for the upper edge of theuncovered portion of the case. By making the strip D of cloth or otherflexible material, and securing it between the cover and the bottomboard, it will be readily understood that the cover may be presseddownwardly directly upon the bottom board, when the case is empty, thusmaking the case collapsible, and enabling it to be stored in a verysmall space.

F represents an elastic band or strap, the

ends of which are attached to the edges of the bottom boardnear thecenter thereof, the said elastic strap or band passing around the upperside of the cover, and thus servmg to keep the said cover normallycompressed against the bottom board. The gloves are folded and placed inthe case, one pair above another until the case is full, and the elast1cstrap, by exerting a' constant pressure, keeps the cover of the casecompressed firmly against the gloves, thus retaining them in shape asfolded.

On the upper side of the hinged lid 1s 1nscribed the price of thegloves, the sizes contained in the box, and the'colors thereof. In orderto keep the lid closed, I provide its outer edge with an elastic loop,G, the outer end of which catches over a button or stud, H, on the underside of the bottom board.

A glove-case thus constructed protects the gloves from being soiled,preserves their fin ish, and keeps them soft, and is of great advantageto the retailer in handling the goods. as the case indicates the colors,sizes, and quality of the gloves without having to take them out, thuspreventing different grades of gloves from becoming mixed on thecounter, and making reassortrnent only possible by persons expert indetermining the quality of kid gloves, as it is not designed that thegloves themselves should be marked.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A case for kid glo\-'es,'comprising the bottom board, the cover, the flexible strip connectingthe said bottom board and the cover, and the elastic strap F, attachedto the bottom board and passing over the cover, substantially asdescribed.

2. A case for kid gloves, comprising the bottom board, the cover havingthehinged lid B, the flexible strip D, having its lower edge connectedto the bottom board and its upper edge attached to the cover, and thewire frame E in the upper end of the strip D, wider the hinged lid, forthe purpose set forth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAI-SEUR N. SINGLEY.

Witnesses:

G. B. SHUMAN, THOMAS SHUMAN.

